AJ-C puts out 4-page sports section; no more box scores

First time poster, longtime reader.
Here's what the "public editor" of the paper I can no longer buy from an hour away says:

These are really difficult times for many, many newspapers, including the AJC. The brutal economy and changing trends in the industry have cut sharply into advertising. Advertising is a crucial component for us to afford printing news pages in the paper.

We are committed to providing our readers with thorough coverage of local topics many readers values the most, that includes the Braves, Falcons, Hawks, Thrashers and college football. We will also deliver a strong regional and national report.

But, we have to make the best use of our more limited space. So we had to eliminate the NHL and NBA box scores as well as the Scoreboard page (which includes Transactions, tennis scores, today’s schedule of many national college games, East Coast Hockey League standings, soccer scores, etc).

However, the Sports section will continue to publish box scores for our local teams: the Hawks, Thrashers, Braves, Falcons, Georgia and Georgia Tech.

Also, the standings, scores and roundups (summaries of last night's games) will remain. The TV listing also will remain in the section. The calendar of events for local teams will be put broken into smaller pieces and will run with stories on those teams.

I know some folks will find these changes difficult, but I believe they will continue to find value in the AJC's sports pages.

Standings and schedules are some of the first things many people look at. Maybe not NHL, NBA, but if you don't have your local standings, MLB, NFL and NASCAR results on Monday, I guarantee the phone is going to ring non-stop.

Sounds like they're still running standings and box scores of Atlanta teams. If someone in ATL wants the Rockets-Nuggets box score, they go online to get it. I don't think it's going to drive people away.

Sounds like they're still running standings and box scores of Atlanta teams. If someone in ATL wants the Rockets-Nuggets box score, they go online to get it. I don't think it's going to drive people away.